Using this website
The UDORA (University of Derby Online Research Archive) website is run by the University of Derby. We want as many people as possible to be able to use the site and are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. For example, that means:
- Most videos have captions that are synchronised with the audio
- Most videos with important visual information have audio descriptions
- Most content that is communicated visually is available to assistive technologies
- Most content is fully usable when text is enlarged up to 200%
- We have tried to avoid using images of text
- Line height, spacing between paragraphs and letter and word spacing can often be changed without breaking anything
- Where extra content is shown or hidden on focus, it can often be dismissed, interacted with (and not disappear when the user moves to it) and will stay visible until dismissed by the user
- The majority of menus, links, buttons, and other controls can be operated by keyboard
- Pages that have time limits should include mechanisms for adjusting those limits
- Content that moves or auto updates can be stopped
- Each page should have a unique title that indicates its purpose and context
- When using a keyboard to move through a page the order should make sense
- When using a keyboard to move through a page you can always tell where you are
- Links, controls or form fields that automatically trigger a change in context have been avoided
- All features with the same functionality are labelled consistently
- All forms should provide clear error and verification messages
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. AbilityNet is a UK charity that exists to change the lives of disabled people by helping them to use digital technology at work, at home or in education.
Measures to support accessibility
We are using the following measures to ensure accessibility of the University of Derby website:
- We include accessibility within our internal policies
- We employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods
How accessible is our website?
We know some parts of this website aren't fully accessible:
- Not all information is provided by images have an appropriate text equivalent
- If styling is removed not all content will remain in a logical order
- There may be some instances where we have used visual characteristics to communicate information
- There may be some instanced where colour has been used as the only way to convey some information
- Some text may not have sufficient contrast against the background colour
- HTML autocomplete tokens have not been added to forms collecting information about the user
- Page content will not resize to a single column with no horizontal and vertical scrolling
- Many important graphical objects, interface components, and states may not have a colour contrast of 3:1
- Not all blocks of links and other interactive elements may be bypassed by keyboard user
- The purpose of every link may not be clear from its link text
- The website may not have two or more ways of finding content, such as a navigation menu, search feature, or site map
- Headings and labels may not be clear and descriptive
- Instructions and labels may not be provided where needed to aid in user input
- Not all HTML tags have start and end tags
What to do if you can't access parts of this website or have a complaint
The University of Derby is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.
If you have any issues with inaccessible content or are unable to obtain an accessible version, or you feel the need to complain about our site and content accessibility, please contact us in the first instance by:
- Phone: +44 (0)1332 591215
- Email: library@derby.ac.uk
- Post: University Library, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, United Kingdom, DE22 1GB
You can contact us about any issues, for example, if you:
- Need information in a different format such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille
- Find any problems that are not listed on this page
- Think we are not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 2-5 working days.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about our website's accessibility
The University of Derby is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance Status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- 1.1.1 - Not all information is provided by images have an appropriate text equivalent
- 1.3.2 - If styling is removed not all content will remain in a logical order
- 1.3.1 - There may be some instances where we have used visual characteristics to communicate information
- 1.4.1 - There may be some instanced where colour has been used as the only way to convey some information
- 1.4.3 - Some text may not have sufficient contrast against the background colour
- 4.1.2 - HTML autocomplete tokens have not been added to forms collecting information about the user
- 1.4.10 - Page content will not resize to a single column with no horizontal and vertical scrolling
- 1.4.11 - Many important graphical objects, interface components, and states may not have a colour contrast of 3:1
- 2.4.1 - Not all blocks of links and other interactive elements may be bypassed by keyboard user
- 2.4.4 - The purpose of every link may not be clear from its link text
- 2.4.5 - The website may not have two or more ways of finding content, such as a navigation menu, search feature, or site map
- 2.4.6 - Headings and labels may not be clear and descriptive
- 3.3.2 - Instructions and labels may not be provided where needed to aid in user input
- 4.1.1 - Not all HTML tags have start and end tags
Disproportionate burden
At present, there is nothing we have found that could be considered a ‘disproportionate burden’.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations.
PDFs and other documents
Many of our older PDFs and Word documents don’t meet accessibility standards. For example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role, value). The accessibility regulations don’t require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential for active administration purposes relating to tasks we perform as a Public Body.
However, some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents.
In the meantime, you can always contact us to request a copy that is accessible
for you at library@derby.ac.uk and we will do our best to make this available without delay.
In the future we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages and ensure that any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
Additional accessibility considerations
At present, we’re not aware of additional accessibility considerations for this platform but we will monitor and update this to reflect any changes.
How we tested this website
We tested a sample of pages from this website using the Accessibility Insights for Web tool with the Microsoft Edge browser.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We have a rolling programme of updating content in accordance with the guidelines set out by the WCAG.
Accessibility statement updates log
This statement was prepared on 14/11/2024
